The Spring Branch ISD School Board voted to allow the Board of Trustees to decide if books should be banned, without input from teachers and librarians.
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With every meeting to decide if a book should be banned from a Spring Branch ISD library, Dr. Blaine says that takes significant time. "And that is a terrible idea. Here are a few reasons why. That is not the board’s job," one parent stood and said at the meeting.
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